Physical Education Tips of the Week #33 February 21, 2008
1. Editor's Note
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I hope you enjoy this issue of PE Tips of the Week!
Dick Moss, Editor
INCREDIBLE BACKYARD BASKETBALL SHOTS
Do remember the old Jordan versus Larry Bird MacDonalds commercials? ("Off the expressway, over the river, off the billboard, nothing but net.") Well they have nothing on the kids in this video - and there's no trick photography involved. These kids make some incredible shots off roofs, walls and almost everywhere, with the ball invariably ending up in their backyard hoop.
Click Here
Do you want to compare them with Bird versus Jordan? Here's their commercial: Click Here
There's a great game for co-ed groups on the discussion forum. The topic was "...Games, activities or adapted sports that work well with co-ed classes and prevent larger guys from dominating."
It's a Team Handball variation from "cebenson," who says,
" It limits the area in which the students can move so they have to pass to everyone at some point."
PE Update members can see the game at: Team Handball Game
Are you a PE Update subscriber with ideas to share? You can win a free eBook in our bi-weekly "Best Post" contest. Post your ideas, questions, comments to the discussion group at: Discussion Forum
Here are the Articles that have been added to the websites this week.
These articles are available to PE Update members.
Fitness/Flexibility: The new Wave or Undulating stretching technique:
A new stretching technique that uses elements of yoga, PNF, dynamic, static and ballistic stretching. Includes a video that shows a fast warmup stretch for hips, hamstrings, groin and glutes.
Promotion: School Colors Day
A day on which students wear school colors in class and get free admission to your home game.
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Monday Morning Musings on the World of Sports, Coaching & Physical Education from Editor, Dick Moss.
Performance enhancing drugs are once again big news. But who is usually overlooked in all the media coverage? Just the athletes who have been hurt the most.
To read more, click this link to the blog: //www.physicaleducationupdate.com/peblog/
Each week, I'll highlight an article that I think is really useful. The article will be available to non-members of the website for a week, and to members forever!
This week's pick is:
Cross-Country Skiing: Diagonal Stride - Cue for a Better Kick
While there is still snow in Canada and the northern states, I thought I'd provide a cross-country skiing article. This one gives a good coaching cue for producing a better diagonal stride kick. It also provides a way to recognize a good kick when it is being performed.
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